Standoff at Delavan Super 8 resolved peacefully; man in custody
DELAVAN, Wis. - A man is in custody after a standoff at Delavan's Super 8 motel prompted a law enforcement response on Sunday, July 23.
Delavan Police Department responded to a Super 8 motel after receiving a welfare check request around 4 p.m. Hartland Police Department wanted police to check the welfare of 41-year-old Aaron Wigman. Officials said Wigman was sending harassing messages to family members saying if they continue going to their mother’s home, he would "beat them up." Family members were concerned he was intoxicated with some type of drug.
Officers arrived on the scene and requested Wigman to open the door. Officers heard items being thrown around the motel room and Wigman making threatening comments, specifically, "I am armed." Officers backed away from the door after hearing what they thought was a weapon system being "racked" with ammunition and began evacuating adjacent rooms.
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Wigman implied there was another person in the room with him, which later was found not to be true. Delavan police requested assistance and evacuated all businesses adjacent to Super 8.
Walworth County SWAT took over the situation around 5 p.m. Officials said after several hours of negotiations and with the assistance of Wigman’s mother, Wigman surrendered himself without incident around 11 p.m.
Police said Wigman was evaluated by Walworth County Department of Human Services Crisis staff and is being confined at the Walworth County Jail on the following charges:
- Warrant hold
- Use of a dangerous weapon (threat only - no Weapon Found During Search)
- Battery or threat to judge (law enforcement)
- Resisting or obstructing an officer
- Disorderly conduct
- Possession of Tetrahydrocannabinol
- Possess drug paraphernalia